EDCO434 INTRO TO RATIONAL BEHAV THERAPY (2.00) Rational emotive behavioral therapy is a self-help form of counseling which teaches people how to increase their skill in reasoning so that they will be better able to deal with problems and stresses of daily living. It can enable normal people to improve their lives and disturbed people to regain emotional and mental health. Cross-listed Courses: CJUS430 CJUS530

EDCO501 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT (3.00) Understanding of the nature and needs of individuals at all developmental levels, learning theory and personality development, normal and abnormal behavior, lifespan transitions.

EDCO509 COUNSELING RESEARCH METHODS (2.00) Investigation into counseling research. Review of literature, planning research, and methods of conducting research.

EDCO519 COPING WITH DEATH & DYING (2.00) Awareness of the grief process. Counseling techniques to assist those experiencing loss.

EDCO533 COUNSELING THEORIES & TECHNIQUES (3.00) Theory of counseling, case method, relationships to testing and to other sources of data, interviewing, place and value of records, clinical procedures.

EDCO534 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELING (2.00) Principles, philosophy, administration, and organization of guidance services in the elementary school setting. Role and function of the counselor.

EDCO536 GROUP PROCESS (3.00) Laboratory course with required participation in a growth group. Individual relations. For counseling, teaching, and persons involved in personnel work.

EDCO537 INTRO TO SCHOOL COUNSELING (3.00) Administrative operations related to school counseling services, personnel and staffing, budget, and public relations.

EDCO579 PSYCHOLOGICAL & ACHIEVE TESTING (2.00) Group tests. Testing procedures. Rationale of intelligence, aptitude, achievement, interest, and personality tests. Selection and evaluation of group tests. Cross-listed Courses: PSYC379

EDCO630 INTRO TO COMMUNITY COUNSELING (2.00) Historical developments and current practice in various counseling settings.

EDCO631 COUNSELING ISSUES AND ETHICS (2.00) Ethical responsibilities of the counselor and counseling as a profession.

EDCO632 INTRODUCTION TO REALITY THERAPY (2.00-3.00) Theory, practice, strength, dynamics of failure, success identity.

EDCO633 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (2.00) Follow-up of disease concept of alcoholism. Exploration of intervention techniques in alcohol and other drugs.

EDCO634 BRIEF COUNSELING INTERVENTIONS (2.00) This course is an introductory seminar to brief solution-oriented counseling principles and techniques. Examination of underlying values and assumptions of brief counseling with particular emphasis on the theory and practice of intervention strategies and techniques.

EDCO636 CAREER COUNSELING (3.00) A study of career choice theories. Sources of occupational information assessment. Models related to career development programs in various settings.

EDCO638 CROSS-CULTURAL COUNSELING (2.00) Impact of culture on the counseling process as well as an understanding of cultural differences (e.g., race, gender, ethnicity).

EDCO639 DRUG COUNSELING (2.00) Concepts of drug and alcohol counseling. Various models of chemical dependency are explored.

EDCO640 FAMILY RELATIONS (2.00) Issues related to the family and various theories of family counseling.

EDCO642 CONSULTATION AND SUPERVISION (3.00) A general framework for understanding and practicing consultation and supervision. Historical development of consultation and models of consultation. Application of theoretical material to case presentations. Supervision techniques, strategies, and ethical responsibilities of supervisors in a counseling setting.

EDCO662 SPECIAL STUDY: COUNSELING (1.00-3.00) Individualized in-depth study of specialized counseling topic.

EDCO669 COUNSELING PRACTICUM I (3.00) Practicum experience involves completing audio-taped interviews with bona fide clients and producing case history write-ups. Students in EDCO 669 must carry liability insurance purchased through the university.

EDCO670 SCHOOL COUNSELING INTERNSHIP (2.00-6.00) This field course comes at the end of the Counseling Program and serves in lieu of a comprehensive exam. A minimum of 600 clock hours of supervised counseling experiences in a School Counseling Program is required. Normally students are expected to find their own placement. However, please consult the program clinical coordinator needed. Students in EDCO 670 must carry liability insurance purchased through the University. Prerequisite: EDCO 533 EDCO 536 EDCO 631 EDCO 669

EDCO671 COUNSELING INTERNSHIP (1.00-6.00) An experiential integrative field placement in counseling under the direction of an approved supervisor. The experience requires a minimum of 600 hours, of which 240 hours are in direct services which include the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders and conditions. Prerequisite: EDCO 533 EDCO 536 EDCO 631 EDCO 669

EDCO760 PERSONALITY & ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR (3.00) Dynamics of the disturbed personality; symptoms, causes, treatment of psychoneuroses, psychoses, deviant personalities. Emphasis is placed on psychopathological conditions related to children, adolescents, young and middle-life adults, and the aged.

EDCO761 APPL OF PSNTY THEORY TO CLIN POP (3.00) Description, evaluation, and application of specific personality theories in the context of mental health work with children, adolescents, young and middle-life adults, and the aged.

EDCO762 INTEL & PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT (4.00) Emphasis is placed on methods of administering and interpreting individual and group standardized tests. Evaluation techniques of mental and emotional status, including use of assesment procedures and diagnosis and treatment planning are reviewed.

EDCO763 DIAGNOSIS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY (3.00) A conceptual overview of the foundations of psychodiagnostics. Exposure to both psychodynamic concepts and theory as well as behavioral, descriptive diagnosis as advocated by the DSM IV-R. This includes the development of a framework for identifying the signs and symptoms of psychosis, personality disorders, and neuroses in children, adolescents, young, and middle-life adults, and the aged.

EDCO764 COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY (3.00) Theoretical and applied understandings of the psychotherapeutic process including the study of the psychological methods of intervention such as person-centered, psychoanalytic, hypnotherapy, and psychotherapy. Also covered are educational intervention methods such as rational-emotive therapy, reality therapy, and psychosocial rehabilitation.

EDCO765 CRISIS COUNSELING (2.00) An examination of issues and skills involved in assisting clients to deal with crisis situations. The progression and symptomatology of crisis functioning are presented with models and techniques for appropriate psychological, educational, and specialized intervention techniques for use with clients.

EDCO766 INTERVENTION SKILLS FOR SMD (3.00) Specific interventions and treatment strategies with severly mentally disabled individuals in both individual and group settings including developing and implementing a treatment plan, reporting and assessing progress of treatment, appropriate psychological, educational, and specialized intervention techniques for use with clients.

EDCO773 COUNSELING PRACTICUM II (3.00) A supervised training experience providing individual or group counseling to bona fide clients seeking services from counselors.